Kashmiri youth uses disability to inspire & educate kids

Nearly 20 years ago, Javed Ahmed Tak, was shot in the spine by militants who
came to his house after he refused to join them. Tak, who was 20 years old at
the time, was left paralyzed and since then has been in a wheelchair.

Instead of cursing his fate, he inspires hundreds of wheelchair-bound
children like him. He started an NGO called Humanity Welfare Organization
Helpline that educates children with disabilities.

Alongwith 13 teachers, the NGO educates 65 children who have suffered severe
injuries due to militancy and offers them hope.

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Hi, I'm Bhavna Sharma. An Inclusion Strategist with Newz Hook. Yes, I am a person with disability. But that doesn’t define who I am. I am a youth, a woman and also the 1st Miss Disability of India 2013. I wanted to achieve something in life and I have been working for the last 9 years. I have recently completed my MBA in Human Resources because I want to grow. I am like every other young person in India. I want a good education, a good job and I want to help my family financially. So you can see I am like everyone else, yet people see me differently.

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